Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
Charles for what it is worth, 300
No winter and we use seeds, seedlings and collected from the roadside at around
8 cm high.
However please note that my brother-in-law has been at it for about 39 years and
I am about 29 years or so.
What we did during that time, went to school, went to work, built a small house,
raised africanised bees, built furniture, cast a good many concrete patios/ shapes etc.
Pottery as long as doing bonsai, and took up jewellery making.
Kept doing stuff.
Been doing the growing things bit so long that this is more like breathing.
Raised families and did their education bit, presently Brother-in-law is smoothing
over the edges on his nephew - Nick [ you will see him in images if you look
around ]
The key situation is we have never tried to make money from this hobby, stuff
is given away and when we did purchase abroad , nothing cost much.
We learnt to make the soil/puts/ grow plants and tools are 16.5 concave pruner,
a root pruner and a scissors.
Most of the other stuff is just made.
Bonsai remains a low or zero cost hobby.
When we find a local victim , we propagate up to 20 cuttings to experiment on.
As the knowledge is acquired, only 1 to 5 plants are kept and the rest given
to others to learn with.
Good Day
Anthony
*Please note if you work with zelkova types - fine branching, 1 or 2 or 3 plants
at 38 to 46 cm height or width is a limit.
You will die from eye strain.
No winter and we use seeds, seedlings and collected from the roadside at around
8 cm high.
However please note that my brother-in-law has been at it for about 39 years and
I am about 29 years or so.
What we did during that time, went to school, went to work, built a small house,
raised africanised bees, built furniture, cast a good many concrete patios/ shapes etc.
Pottery as long as doing bonsai, and took up jewellery making.
Kept doing stuff.
Been doing the growing things bit so long that this is more like breathing.
Raised families and did their education bit, presently Brother-in-law is smoothing
over the edges on his nephew - Nick [ you will see him in images if you look
around ]
The key situation is we have never tried to make money from this hobby, stuff
is given away and when we did purchase abroad , nothing cost much.
We learnt to make the soil/puts/ grow plants and tools are 16.5 concave pruner,
a root pruner and a scissors.
Most of the other stuff is just made.
Bonsai remains a low or zero cost hobby.
When we find a local victim , we propagate up to 20 cuttings to experiment on.
As the knowledge is acquired, only 1 to 5 plants are kept and the rest given
to others to learn with.
Good Day
Anthony
*Please note if you work with zelkova types - fine branching, 1 or 2 or 3 plants
at 38 to 46 cm height or width is a limit.
You will die from eye strain.